CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern baseball heads to Atlanta to take on Atlantic Coast Conference power Georgia Tech in a non-conference midweek affair. It is the second-straight week in which the Bucs have played their midweek contest away from Nielsen Field, while each of the two contests have taken place in Georgia.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, March 29
Charleston Southern (10-16) at Georgia Tech (16-9)
6:00 p.m. * Atlanta, Georgia * Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium * Live Stats * Watch
Projected Starters: CSU RHP Connor Yoder (0-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. GT RHP Logan McGuire (1-1, 2.38 ERA)
 
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Charleston Southern's campaign in the early going has been highlight by a set of runs, dropping its first four before running off eight-straight to turn the tide. After the conclusion of the win-streak, the Bucs have dropped their last seven contests.
 
The slate started with an Opening Weekend affair at 5^th-ranked Ole Miss, where the Rebels took all three tilts in Oxford. CSU then played host to The Citadel in a mid-week contest, where the Bulldogs used two grand slams to best the Bucs.
 
The Buccaneers turned the tide after dropping the first four, completing a four-game sweep of Delaware State, evening the season series with The Citadel and besting Villanova in another mid-week affair before hosting Southern Conference member Samford at Nielsen Field. CSU took the first two contests of a three-game set to clinch the series before dropping the finale.
 
Kansas then came to the Lowcountry for a two-game set and used a strong offensive output to claim both wins before Canisius was next on the ledger for Charleston Southern. The Golden Griffins come to Nielsen Field and left with all three tilts in a series where CSU struggled on the mound throughout the weekend. Saint Mary's was the latest of Charleston Southern's opponents, coming Nielsen Field and leaving with a 9-5 victory.
 
Charleston Southern was able to open the Big South slate with some noise, taking two of three from Radford at home to open the Big South slate. Radford took the opener before the CSU offense exploded for 13 runs in game two to even the series. The rubber match went extras as the Buccaneers scored four runs in the eighth before a Dylan Stewart infield single scored Ajay Sczepkowski in the tenth to walk it off.
 
Mercer stood as the next task for the Bucs in a midweek affair, as the Bears used a strong effort in the closing innings to outlast CSU 10-2 before a Big South trip to UNC Asheville spelled three loses. Charleston Southern held the lead in the eighth inning or later in two of the three contests with the Bulldogs, but each time UNC Asheville was able to answer the call with clutch at-bats in the eighth frame.
 
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech brings a 16-9 record into the midweek affair, highlighted by a 13-3 clip at home. Series wins have come against Wright State, Big South member Gardner-Webb, in-state rival Georgia and Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets also got the best of Big South member Presbyterian in a single nine early in the season before collecting midweek victories over Georgia State, Kennesaw State and Jackson State.
 
The last series did not go the way of the Yellow Jackets, as NC State was able to take all three in an ACC weekender in Raleigh. Despite the series with the Wolfpack, Georgia Tech enters the tilt ranked No. 22 in the nation according to D1 Baseball.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The two sides have met a total of 16 times, with Georgia Tech taking 15 of the 16 contests. The lone Charleston Southern victory came back in 1998, as the Bucs were paced by a five-run first frame.
 
The last meeting came back in 2001 with Georgia Tech taking a three-game sweep in Atlanta, marking all 16 clashes coming from the Peach State. 
 
UP NEXT
Charleston Southern will turn its focus back to the Big South side of things as it plays host to North Carolina A&T in a three-game conference weekender at Nielsen Field. The action starts April 1 with a 5:00 p.m. first pitch followed by a 2:00 p.m. start Saturday, April 2 and a 1:00 p.m. first pitch Sunday, April 3.